kerfuffle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /kəˈfʌfəl/    美 /kɚˈfʌfəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. Commonwealth,informal
    — You know all this kerfuffle about Jordan and Peter Andre, and how you don’t know if they’re really splitting up or it’s just an act[…]
动词 v.
  1. To make a disorderly outburst or commotion. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,informal,transitive

词形变化

kerfuffles plural cufuffle alternative cuffuffle alternative curfuffle alternative gefuffle alternative kafuffle alternative kerfluff alternative kerfluffle alternative kurfuffle alternative fuffle alternative kerfuffles present,singular,third-person kerfuffling participle,present kerfuffled participle,past kerfuffled past cufuffle alternative cuffuffle alternative curfuffle alternative gefuffle alternative kafuffle alternative kerfluff alternative kerfluffle alternative kurfuffle alternative fuffle alternative

词源

词源 1
Probably from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cíor thuathail (“confusion, bewilderment”). Similar to modern Welsh cythrwfl (“uproar, trouble, agitation”)
词源 2
Probably from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cíor thuathail (“confusion, bewilderment”). Similar to modern Welsh cythrwfl (“uproar, trouble, agitation”)
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